Peter R. Kolyer

Of Counsel

Practice Description

Representative Matters

• Represented Rockwell International in:
  • the acquisition of Reliance Electric Company 
  • the divestiture of Rockwell’s aerospace and defense businesses to The Boeing Company in a "Morris Trust” transaction 
  • the spin-off of Rockwell’s automotive businesses as Meritor Automotive, Inc. 
  • the spin-off by Rockwell of Conexant Systems, Inc., a leading provider of communications semiconductor products 
  • Rockwell’s spin-off of Rockwell Collins, Inc., a leading avionics and communications company 
• Represented Meritor Automotive in its "merger of equals” with Arvin Industries, Inc. to form ArvinMeritor, Inc. 
• Represented Conexant in: 
  • the spin-off and merger of Conexant’s wireless communications business with Alpha Industries, Inc. to form Skyworks Solutions, Inc. 
  • the spin-off of Mindspeed Technologies, Inc., Conexant’s Internet infrastructure business 
  • Conexant’s merger with GlobespanVirata, Inc.
• Represented The Boeing Company in the organization of United Space Alliance, LLC, a 50/50 joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin Corporation that owns and operates their former U.S. government expendable rocket launch vehicle businesses.

Honors